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Police appeal for witnesses to incident of sexual assault on London Road

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 5:36 am
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Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a boy was approached by a man and touched inappropriately in Earley last week.

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a boy was approached by a man and touched inappropriately in Earley last week.

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THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to an incident of sexual assault in Reading.

It comes after, at around 1.45pm on Friday, April 4, a boy walking along London Road in Earley was approached by a man.

The offender showed him a video before touching the victim inappropriately over his clothes.

The offender is described as an Asian man in his late forties or early fifties who had dark hair with white patches and balding at the back.

He had a wide build, was around 5ft 8ins tall, and was wearing a long dark blue top and a black gillet or waistcoat.

Investigating officer PC Danielle Adams said: “I am appealing to anybody who witnessed what happened to please contact us.

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“I would particularly like to hear from anybody who may have dash-cam footage, which may have captured the incident.

“Anybody with any information that may assist us is urged to contact Thames Valley Police, either online or by calling 101, quoting reference 43250169399.

“If you don’t want to speak directly with police, you can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

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